What about this Friday?

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Anonymous wrote:Childcare providers should be allowed to open tomorrow, if they can. Next week, maybe pivot to virtual school. This isn't looking good around here. And normally I think the decisions are ridiculous to close but no way a bus could come in my neighborhood. My car barely gets in/out. I don't see that changing any time soon. This ice is really unusual.

They cannot pivot to virtual school, because the state requires a plan to have been approved by the BOE, with a public comment period. I hope they get their act together and get a plan approved next year. Even if they don't use it for one or two days off, it would be good to use it for extended closures. But they can't do that without an approved plan.

What plan do they want? Teachers should just log in, say hi to the kids, show up to 10-15 slides max of new content or review material and do a canvas assignment. What else can you do? Make the classes 30 minutes each with an hour break for lunch. Assign some light hw. And yes I’m a teacher. Education folk love making things overly complicated

Your plan was not going to survive the public comment period in this county. Go back and look at comments in 2020-2021.

How is there no plan? These teachers and kids have been through a pandemic. Should be easy to pivot for something like a closure of more than a week. I hate virtual school but I’m surprised there’s no back up plan for emergencies.

Anne Arundel and Baltimore County both have virtual learning going on today and tomorrow. Somehow they were competent enough to survive public comments.

Alexandria started virtual school yesterday and also is doing food distribution for needy kids.

DCPS had asynchronous virtual learning yesterday and is in person today.

Not every school district is as poor as planning for weather as McPS.

If you're a parent, you can blame yourself. MCPS super loud and obnoxious parents during the pandemic ensured that'll never be a viable option again.

Great. It never should be.

+1 great job parents

MCPS should not force kids to stay on screens all day. Teachers should send out homework that can be done with paper and pencil.

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Might as well stay closed until the spring thaw lol

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Anonymous wrote:They’ll be back Tuesday. Try to stay calm y’all.

If they're not back Monday everyone in office should be voted out. That is a total collapse of the bare minimum government services

This is also a once in a decade storm. Once in a lifetime pandemic. What's next oh?

It was easier to chip away at it on Monday than today. People waited until later hoping for melting but temps remained below or around freezing
And Monday will be over a week since the storm ended. That is a colossal failure if they can't get schools back open in a week.

You would have had a stroke in 2009.

That was back to back storms. This is one storm that they will have had over a week to clear. Christ people, if you can't handle the snow, move south!

It isn’t the soft snow that is the issue which was the case in 2009, just tons of it. This is ICE thick and heavy and packed into the snow so that it is timely and difficult and requires different tools and manpower to remove. Very unusual storm for this area.

Which means you can walk on it when you need to. Yes, you really can-- look at all the footsteps. And since it's cold, you don't need to worry about it melting and refreezing.

I entirely agree. It's actually fun to walk on top of the ice without sinking in it! But the more pressing issue for most people is/was the snowplow wall at the end of their driveways. It took me days to clear it!

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Anonymous wrote:They’ll be back Tuesday. Try to stay calm y’all.

If they're not back Monday everyone in office should be voted out. That is a total collapse of the bare minimum government services

This is also a once in a decade storm. Once in a lifetime pandemic. What's next oh?

It was easier to chip away at it on Monday than today. People waited until later hoping for melting but temps remained below or around freezing
And Monday will be over a week since the storm ended. That is a colossal failure if they can't get schools back open in a week.

You would have had a stroke in 2009.

That was back to back storms. This is one storm that they will have had over a week to clear. Christ people, if you can't handle the snow, move south!

It isn’t the soft snow that is the issue which was the case in 2009, just tons of it. This is ICE thick and heavy and packed into the snow so that it is timely and difficult and requires different tools and manpower to remove. Very unusual storm for this area.

Which means you can walk on it when you need to. Yes, you really can-- look at all the footsteps. And since it's cold, you don't need to worry about it melting and refreezing.

I entirely agree. It's actually fun to walk on top of the ice without sinking in it! But the more pressing issue for most people is/was the snowplow wall at the end of their driveways. It took me days to clear it!


+1 this

Also similar walls blocking walkways

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And.... we're closed. So much for education

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Anonymous wrote:They’ll be back Tuesday. Try to stay calm y’all.

If they're not back Monday everyone in office should be voted out. That is a total collapse of the bare minimum government services

This is also a once in a decade storm. Once in a lifetime pandemic. What's next oh?

It was easier to chip away at it on Monday than today. People waited until later hoping for melting but temps remained below or around freezing
And Monday will be over a week since the storm ended. That is a colossal failure if they can't get schools back open in a week.

You would have had a stroke in 2009.

That was back to back storms. This is one storm that they will have had over a week to clear. Christ people, if you can't handle the snow, move south!

It isn’t the soft snow that is the issue which was the case in 2009, just tons of it. This is ICE thick and heavy and packed into the snow so that it is timely and difficult and requires different tools and manpower to remove. Very unusual storm for this area.

Which means you can walk on it when you need to. Yes, you really can-- look at all the footsteps. And since it's cold, you don't need to worry about it melting and refreezing.

I entirely agree. It's actually fun to walk on top of the ice without sinking in it! But the more pressing issue for most people is/was the snowplow wall at the end of their driveways. It took me days to clear it!

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Anonymous wrote:School System is Closed: 1/29/2026 at 1:52 PM -- Refresh page to update message
Code Red–All MCPS schools and offices are closed on Friday, January 30

Some Child Care Sites Available | Expanded Emergency Meal Distribution Sites

We are working to return to full operational status as quickly as possible.

Weekend activities such as Saturday School, athletics and community use of school facilities are canceled for Saturday and Sunday. Our crews will be working throughout the weekend and need space to finish clearing bus loops and parking lots. Please avoid visiting school campuses over the weekend.

For Planning Purposes: At this time, MCPS also anticipates a Two-Hour Delay for Monday, February 2. This could change depending on county and state crews continuing to clear roads and students having safe walking routes to school. Additional updates about Monday’s operational status will be shared on Sunday, February 1 after 4 p.m.

For MCPS to open safely, we need bus-accessible roads, pedestrian-safe sidewalks, and school campuses with safe entries, cleared parking lots and sidewalks free from ice and snow. This does not mean that every piece of snow and ice will be removed for us to operate; however, we need to consider the safety of not just bus riders but also walkers and student drivers.

We know that not all county roads are clear and that many require more attention. If your county road has not been treated or plowed, please report it to 311 for County assistance.

As of today, MCPS operations reports only 30% of school parking lots and bus loops have been fully cleared; 70% are in progress. This work is done by contractors who also support clearing of county, state and private roads. Our team will be working through the weekend with the goal of opening school on Monday, February 2.

As Montgomery County Government directs, all county sidewalks need to be clear for pedestrians by Monday, Feb. 2. To help us open on Monday, please ensure that sidewalks near you are clear and ready for students to use.

As a reminder: Some roads may be passable to a car; however, that does not mean that it is passable to a school bus - buses require extra room and need more turning radius. In addition, travel conditions remain unsafe in many areas that prevent employees from safely getting to work. Your road may be clear, but the staff required to operate your child’s school may live on a street that hasn’t been touched yet. Simply put: no staff means we can’t open. MCPS is large and operates 211 campuses in a county with more than 5,200 miles of roads and streets that must be cleared and treated before travel can be considered safe.

While we can safely operate some select childcare and food distribution sites, opening entire schools is not yet feasible because of the significantly higher scale of operations required (parking lots, bus loops, sidewalks etc.).

MCPS will operate under CODE RED on Friday, January 30

All schools and offices are closed on Friday, January 30
Emergency personnel report as directed
Facility Operation and Maintenance personnel report as directed
All activities, field trips, and programs in schools and on school grounds are canceled, including athletic practices and events
Some childcare programs may open (Please check with provider)
Other community use activities are canceled

All logical reasons to stay closed.

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Anonymous wrote:You are not talking about equity. Giving everyone the same thing is NOT EQUITY. It may be more fair in some cases but stop pretending it is tantamount to fixing racial disparities. GMAFB and PLEASE use a dictionary before using the word "equity" and tell your friends to do so as well.

As far as child care goes, these programs cost hundreds of dollars a month and some have limited capacity. They also do not serve families that need care during nontraditional hours and those families are disproportionately Black and Brown. These programs are inherently inequitable like so many other things but serve a societal good by keeping kids safe and making it possible for more people to go to work and earn income. Keeping child care closed could mean some children are less safe because their parents can't access proper child care. They are also less likely to be on screens all day, and their parents lose income. Why on earth ANYONE would think it is a better choice to force them all to stay closed just because they all can't open is beyond me. To use the term "equity" to justify such a choice is unbelievably stupid.

It's why that term has fallen so far out of favor and views like this are easily caricatured by Republicans.

I’m a democrat and I’ve come to hate the word equity. So many people use it to just stop any progress. I’m surprised MCPS hasn’t banned AP classes because they are not accessible to all students (meaning that there are some students who are not able to keep up with the AP curriculum or lack the foundation for advanced work).

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Anonymous wrote:If we have off Friday, that's four snow days so far this year... Does anyone know how many were already built into the calendar? Just trying to figure out my summer schedule and how this will impact the current last day of June 17th

If waiver not approved to end school year by that date, it will need to be made up. And June 19th is a fed holiday so it's possible the school year could go into following week at which point everyone will be done and no learning will actually take place. But they coulda shoulda created a virtual plan for this week. Coulda.

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Anonymous wrote:You are not talking about equity. Giving everyone the same thing is NOT EQUITY. It may be more fair in some cases but stop pretending it is tantamount to fixing racial disparities. GMAFB and PLEASE use a dictionary before using the word "equity" and tell your friends to do so as well.

As far as child care goes, these programs cost hundreds of dollars a month and some have limited capacity. They also do not serve families that need care during nontraditional hours and those families are disproportionately Black and Brown. These programs are inherently inequitable like so many other things but serve a societal good by keeping kids safe and making it possible for more people to go to work and earn income. Keeping child care closed could mean some children are less safe because their parents can't access proper child care. They are also less likely to be on screens all day, and their parents lose income. Why on earth ANYONE would think it is a better choice to force them all to stay closed just because they all can't open is beyond me. To use the term "equity" to justify such a choice is unbelievably stupid.

It's why that term has fallen so far out of favor and views like this are easily caricatured by Republicans.

I’m a democrat and I’ve come to hate the word equity. So many people use it to just stop any progress. I’m surprised MCPS hasn’t banned AP classes because they are not accessible to all students (meaning that there are some students who are not able to keep up with the AP curriculum or lack the foundation for advanced work).

It's quite literally a race to the bottom. Some people might be disadvantaged therefore no one gets whatever it is... I'm so tired of it.

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Anonymous wrote:You are not talking about equity. Giving everyone the same thing is NOT EQUITY. It may be more fair in some cases but stop pretending it is tantamount to fixing racial disparities. GMAFB and PLEASE use a dictionary before using the word "equity" and tell your friends to do so as well.

As far as child care goes, these programs cost hundreds of dollars a month and some have limited capacity. They also do not serve families that need care during nontraditional hours and those families are disproportionately Black and Brown. These programs are inherently inequitable like so many other things but serve a societal good by keeping kids safe and making it possible for more people to go to work and earn income. Keeping child care closed could mean some children are less safe because their parents can't access proper child care. They are also less likely to be on screens all day, and their parents lose income. Why on earth ANYONE would think it is a better choice to force them all to stay closed just because they all can't open is beyond me. To use the term "equity" to justify such a choice is unbelievably stupid.

It's why that term has fallen so far out of favor and views like this are easily caricatured by Republicans.

I’m a democrat and I’ve come to hate the word equity. So many people use it to just stop any progress. I’m surprised MCPS hasn’t banned AP classes because they are not accessible to all students (meaning that there are some students who are not able to keep up with the AP curriculum or lack the foundation for advanced work).

Instead they just pay the AP exam fees for every student, so there is not any $$ to pay for snow removal.

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Anonymous wrote:You are not talking about equity. Giving everyone the same thing is NOT EQUITY. It may be more fair in some cases but stop pretending it is tantamount to fixing racial disparities. GMAFB and PLEASE use a dictionary before using the word "equity" and tell your friends to do so as well.

As far as child care goes, these programs cost hundreds of dollars a month and some have limited capacity. They also do not serve families that need care during nontraditional hours and those families are disproportionately Black and Brown. These programs are inherently inequitable like so many other things but serve a societal good by keeping kids safe and making it possible for more people to go to work and earn income. Keeping child care closed could mean some children are less safe because their parents can't access proper child care. They are also less likely to be on screens all day, and their parents lose income. Why on earth ANYONE would think it is a better choice to force them all to stay closed just because they all can't open is beyond me. To use the term "equity" to justify such a choice is unbelievably stupid.

It's why that term has fallen so far out of favor and views like this are easily caricatured by Republicans.

I’m a democrat and I’ve come to hate the word equity. So many people use it to just stop any progress. I’m surprised MCPS hasn’t banned AP classes because they are not accessible to all students (meaning that there are some students who are not able to keep up with the AP curriculum or lack the foundation for advanced work).

It's quite literally a race to the bottom. Some people might be disadvantaged therefore no one gets whatever it is... I'm so tired of it.

The word equity was used to justify the above but none of those things were about equity. It was bout juking the stats to make MCPS admin look better.

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Anonymous wrote:You are not talking about equity. Giving everyone the same thing is NOT EQUITY. It may be more fair in some cases but stop pretending it is tantamount to fixing racial disparities. GMAFB and PLEASE use a dictionary before using the word "equity" and tell your friends to do so as well.

As far as child care goes, these programs cost hundreds of dollars a month and some have limited capacity. They also do not serve families that need care during nontraditional hours and those families are disproportionately Black and Brown. These programs are inherently inequitable like so many other things but serve a societal good by keeping kids safe and making it possible for more people to go to work and earn income. Keeping child care closed could mean some children are less safe because their parents can't access proper child care. They are also less likely to be on screens all day, and their parents lose income. Why on earth ANYONE would think it is a better choice to force them all to stay closed just because they all can't open is beyond me. To use the term "equity" to justify such a choice is unbelievably stupid.

It's why that term has fallen so far out of favor and views like this are easily caricatured by Republicans.

I’m a democrat and I’ve come to hate the word equity. So many people use it to just stop any progress. I’m surprised MCPS hasn’t banned AP classes because they are not accessible to all students (meaning that there are some students who are not able to keep up with the AP curriculum or lack the foundation for advanced work).

It's quite literally a race to the bottom. Some people might be disadvantaged therefore no one gets whatever it is... I'm so tired of it.

Counting the days till it's over. How can the county not assist LOW income housing apartment complex to SHOVEL their WALKWAYS and SIDEWLKS used by sooo many mcps students and possibly staff. AND not have the EQUIPMENT or be able to coordinate with the state to clear out school grounds?

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Anonymous wrote:And.... we're closed. So much for education

Give me a break.

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Code Red tomorrow - Schools closed